Original German WWII 1939 & 1943 Dated Model FF33 Wehrmacht Field Telephone – Feldfernsprecher 33 Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. The Feldfernsprecher 33 (FF33) is the standard field telephone of the German military forces of WWII. It is a general purpose field telephone designed for wired communications. It was introduced in 1933 as a modern replacement for the previous WWI legacy field telephones the last of the series being the feldfern-sprecher 26 (1926). The FF33 can also be connected to the Torn. Fu. D2 and Torn. Fu. Bl, and F series radio sets to act as a remote handset.

This phone is dated 1939 on the handset below a maker mark, while the metal cradle itself is dated 1943 next to the serial number and manufacturer marking. The phone comes complete with the winding handle, and has a Waffenampt inspection mark on the bakelite under the white Prüftaste (test button). We believe it to be functional, but we have no way to test it, so it is being sold “as is”. This field phone is in “Barn Found” condition, and is being offered in the same way it was offered to us. It could certainly use a good cleaning!

Overall condition is very good, with some cracks and breakage to the bakelite outer case. The phone cord shows signs of period repair. Ingeniously designed with what appears to be one traditional wartime style handset, the lid interior of one has built in electrical circuit schematics for informational purposes. Used by the German Army throughout WW2 and continued in service for another 25 years into the Cold War era.

See the book “Deutche Soldaten” by Agustin Saiz, pages 170/171, for more information on the Feldfernsprecher 33 phones.